While most of the snacks we crave tend to be unhealthy, popcorn is one amazing exception to the rule.
Grab your complimentary bag from any Appliance Park Café on Friday, Jan. 17. and snack on these three nutritious benefits of popcorn:
1. Helps shed a few pounds. Three cups of air-popped popcorn only have 110 calories and 1 gram of fat.
2. Helps keep blood sugar in check. Popcorn is considered a low-glycemic snack which is great for glucose and lipid levels. Because the body absorbs low glycemic foods more slowly, they decrease appetite and delay hunger. This is a great benefit for individuals with diabetes.
3. Hello, vitamins and minerals. Popcorn is packed with a wealth of nutrition. It contains roughly 8% of your daily value of iron, according to the USDA, as well as minerals such as calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium and zinc. Popcorn also has many vitamins including B6, A, E, K and Folate.